Embedded systems courses can help you learn programming languages like C and C++, real-time operating systems, hardware interfacing, and system design principles. You can build skills in debugging, optimizing performance, and integrating sensors and actuators into devices. Many courses introduce tools such as Arduino and Raspberry Pi, which are commonly used for prototyping, along with simulation software that aids in testing and validating system behavior.

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Sustainability Reporting, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Organizational Change, Sustainable Development, Business Reporting, Supply Chain, Sustainable Design, Proposal Development, Stakeholder Analysis, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Sustainable Systems, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability Standards, Annual Reports, Performance Reporting, Leadership and Management, Performance Improvement, Stakeholder Engagement, Sales Presentations
★ 4.7 (373) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Basic Electrical Systems, Electrical Engineering, Torque (Physics), electromagnetics, Physics, Electrical Systems, Electronics, Electronic Components, Engineering Calculations, Mechanics, Mathematical Modeling, Applied Mathematics, Problem Solving, Scientific Visualization, Calculus, Integral Calculus, Differential Equations, Trigonometry
★ 4.7 (275) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

UNSW Sydney (The University of New South Wales)
Skills you'll gain: Requirements Analysis, Requirements Management, Requirements Elicitation, Business Requirements, Technical Writing, Functional Requirement, Product Requirements, Engineering Documentation, Business Writing, System Requirements, Project Documentation, Editing, Systems Engineering
★ 4.6 (359) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Arizona State University
Skills you'll gain: Electrical Systems, Electrical Safety, Safety Standards, Energy and Utilities, Environmental Regulations, Sustainable Technologies, Manufacturing and Production, Manufacturing Processes, Electric Power Systems, Production Process, Chemistry, Power Electronics, Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Design, Thermal Management, Equipment Design, Analytical Testing, Materials science, Electronic Components, Chemical Engineering
★ 4.7 (323) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: LangChain, LLM Application, Tool Calling, AI Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Application Development, Data Visualization, Agentic systems, Analytics, Software Development
★ 4.5 (148) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Google Cloud Platform, AI Personalization, Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Embeddings
★ 4.5 (484) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Pennsylvania
Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Social Impact, Social Sciences, Sociology, Culture, Community Development, Trend Analysis, Psychology, Media and Communications
★ 4.8 (455) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Customer Retention, Customer Acquisition Management, Customer experience improvement, Responsible AI, Customer Service, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Success Management, Customer Engagement, Generative AI, Customer Support, Customer Analysis, AI Personalization, ChatGPT, Anthropic Claude, Artificial Intelligence, Business Process Automation, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Automation, Predictive Analytics
★ 4.6 (368) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Universitat de Barcelona
Skills you'll gain: Hydrology, Physical Science, Water Resources, Geospatial Information and Technology, Environmental Monitoring, Chemistry, Environment, Environmental Science, Biology, Climate Change Mitigation
★ 4.5 (287) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Problem Solving, Agentic systems, Computational Thinking, Computer Vision, Game Theory, Image Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Statistical Modeling, Probability Distribution, Decision Intelligence, Convolutional Neural Networks, Logical Reasoning, Algorithms, Human Development, Behavioral Economics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Artificial Intelligence, AI literacy, Theoretical Computer Science, Psychology
★ 4.4 (374) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Google Workspace, Productivity Software, Sales Presentations, Business Communication, Version Control, Collaborative Software, Document Management, Multimedia, Data Sharing, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Data Import/Export
★ 4.7 (285) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Michigan
Skills you'll gain: Demography, Occupational Health, Environment Health And Safety, Environmental Regulations, Occupational Hygiene, Social Justice, Climate Change Programs, Environmental Issue, Public Health, Health Equity, Environmental Laws, Environment, Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Sustainable Development, Health Disparities, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Systems, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Social Determinants Of Health
★ 4.7 (317) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months